Chapter 669 A Battle to the Death! Identity Revealed [1st Update]
"!"
The girl's voice was calm, as if she were just going to have a cup of tea.
But the Grand Elder knew perfectly well that when Ying Zijing said those words, she was prepared to perish together with Xie Huanran.
Otherwise, one's words and actions would not take everyone into consideration, nor would they be treated as if one were making final arrangements.
Looking at the entire ancient martial arts world, Xie Nian's cultivation level is definitely not even considered above average.
There are countless people who could kill her.
Ling Chonglou, a master of ancient martial arts, has a higher cultivation level than Xie Nian.
Below the level of a master of ancient martial arts, all are mere ants!
But Xie Huanran was standing behind Xie Nian.
To Xie Huanran, even the masters of ancient martial arts were nothing more than ants that could be easily destroyed.
No one wanted to lose Xie Nian, but no one could bear Xie Huanran's revenge.
The Liu family serves as a cautionary tale.
The Grand Elder was terrified: "Miss Ying, what happened?"
They had already planned to take action against the Xie family once they found Feng Xiu.
But right now, Feng Xiu is nowhere to be seen.
The Grand Elder hurriedly said, "Miss Ying, please don't act impulsively."
“I’m not impulsive,” Ying Zijing repeated, this time with a smile. “I’m going to kill Xie Nian.”
Nie Yi had risked her life for Fu Yunshen and the common people; how could she possibly stand by and watch Ling Mianxi's fate remain unknown?
She told Jiang Ran not to blame herself, but she was blaming herself in her heart.
If she had come back a little earlier, Ling Mianxi wouldn't have suffered these injuries.
The Grand Elder blurted out, "Miss Ying!"
"Elder, the matter has come to this." Ying Zijing chuckled again. "My friend is injured. I am only human and cannot be perfect. Therefore, I must eliminate the root of the problem."
"Elder, before Xie Huanran emerges from seclusion, please make sure you lead everyone from the Judicial Hall out of the ancient martial arts world."
Ling Chonglou and Jiang Huaping heard Ying Zijin's conversation with the Grand Elder very clearly.
The couple were both taken aback.
"Zijin, calm down, you must calm down," Jiang Huaping said in a deep voice. "Xie Nian is easy to kill, but... Xie Huanran, he..."
If Xie Huanran successfully emerges from seclusion this time, his cultivation level will break through the four-hundred-year mark.
Completely impervious to swords and spears, and immune to all poisons.
At this level, ancient martial arts practitioners don't even have the ability to make contact with him unless they want to.
He can kill someone from a hundred meters away.
Xie Huanran doesn't need to constantly display his internal energy; his internal energy will automatically form a protective barrier.
Even if it is a colorless and odorless poison, his internal energy will detect it before it comes into contact with his skin.
Many people believe that Feng Xiu is not dead, and this is the reason why.
Because once ancient martial arts cultivation reaches this level, nothing can kill them unless their lifespan is exhausted.
Of course, a dozen or so nuclear bombs could be used to level the ancient martial arts world, but the cost would be the lives of many people.
Not everyone wants to leave the world of ancient martial arts.
"It's nothing." Ying Zijing held her phone and said casually, "I have no family, no worries, he can't get revenge even if he wants to."
After the passage to the ancient martial arts world was closed, Xie Huanran was unable to leave.
Moreover, she had already made all the preparations to kill Xie Huanran in seven days.
To avoid Xie Huanran's furious retaliation after he emerged from seclusion, she had the Ling family and the Judicial Hall relocate to the capital.
Jiang Huaping opened her mouth, about to say something, when Ying Zijing pushed open the door: "Go see Mianxi."
Inside the house, Ling's mother was unaware of the previous conversation.
Upon seeing the girl enter, she stood up, stumbled, and was about to kneel down: "Miss Ying, thank you, thank you so much. Without you, Xiaomian might... she might..."
“She’s alright, there’s no need for you to bow to me. I was just doing my duty.” Ying Zijin helped Ling’s mother up with one hand and tucked the blanket around Ling Mianxi with the other. “Besides, none of you need to blame yourselves. You could say that Mianxi has turned misfortune into blessing.”
Ling's mother wiped away her tears again: "What does Miss Ying mean?"
“When she wakes up, she will be a Grandmaster of Ancient Martial Arts.” Ying Zijin nodded slightly. “She may sleep for a few days. During this time, you can give her glucose injections.”
She sensed that in addition to her internal energy, Ling Mianxi possessed another kind of energy.
This energy protected Ling Mianxi's heart meridian and other vital parts of her body, and was even slowly repairing her wounds.
Even though she returned more than ten days later, under the protection of this energy, Ling Mianxi's life was not in danger.
Using this energy, she used golden needles to open up Ling Mianxi's acupoints, causing Ling Mianxi's cultivation level to increase rapidly.
"A master of ancient martial arts?!"
These four words took everyone by surprise.
Becoming a master of ancient martial arts is a hurdle; only one in ten ancient martial arts practitioners can overcome it.
Ling Mianxi is not even twenty years old yet, and she's already going to become a master of ancient martial arts?
Ling's mother was more concerned about Ling Mianxi's health. Her hand trembled slightly as she hurriedly went out, saying, "I'm going to get some glucose."
The room fell silent again.
"Father Ying, I saw those hunters on the NOK forum saying that fortune tellers are the most powerful beings." Jiang Ran grabbed his hair, very agitated. "Change their birth charts or something, and make Xie Huanran finished?"
"It's not as simple as you think," Ying Zijing chuckled. "However, it's certainly possible to start from this point."
Jiang Ran was taken aback.
"Go to the court and get a life-or-death duel agreement." Ying Zijing looked up and tapped the table. "Have Xie Nian sign it."
Life-or-death duels are not uncommon in the world of ancient martial arts, mostly due to challenges to settle old scores.
Neither party who signs a life-or-death agreement can harbor any resentment or seek revenge afterward, regardless of whether they live or die.
This is a vow.
For practitioners of ancient martial arts, oaths should not be taken lightly.
Otherwise, if you violate this rule, you will suffer negative consequences.
"I want her to die in agony in front of everyone," Ying Zijing said calmly, "to crush her so-called genius reputation into dust."
Jiang Ran understood Ying Zijin's meaning, his expression brightened, and he immediately stood up: "Okay, I'll go right away."
Ying Zijin nodded.
She also stood up, walked to the table, and stared at the broken phone that Ling Mianxi had taken from her hand, her gaze hardening.
Even though it was broken, she knew who the message was sent to.
Ying Zijing sighed softly, put her phone away, and went to the repair shop outside.
**
At this time.
War zones on Earth.
A new round of fighting began, and Nie Yi retreated behind the safety line.
During his break, he hurriedly ate a few bites of bread and picked up his phone to reply to messages.
Nie Yi opened the pinned chat box, but his fingers suddenly felt cold.
Ling Mianxi's three text messages were clearly sent in a hurry; some words were out of order, and some were just initials in pinyin.
However, Nie Yi was still able to piece together the complete sentence.
It's probably because I can't wait for you anymore.
Please, please stay at your post. There are many people waiting for you to save them. That's the Nie Yi I admire.
Take care, L.
Nie Yi's heart suddenly clenched, as if it were being squeezed tightly by a hand, making it impossible for him to breathe.
Bombers were buzzing overhead.
Before my eyes were blinding flames and thick black smoke.
In an instant, the world spun around me, and my ears were ringing.
Nie Yi didn't know why Ling Mianxi would send him these messages, but he could guess the reason.
"Boss!" A team leader hurriedly helped him up, thinking he was just too exhausted. "Boss, you haven't slept for three days and three nights. Go and get some sleep."
They were only able to catch their breath after the IBI's rescue team arrived.
"I'm fine." Nie Yi slowly calmed his breathing, pushed away the captain's hand, and pursed his lips. "Help me ask for leave. I'm going back to China."
The captain was taken aback: "Captain?"
Nie Yi remained silent.
He put on his dust-covered coat and helmet, and left the bombing zone without looking back.
We must protect our homes, safeguard the world, and not abandon those around us.
**
The next morning, the life-or-death struggle agreement from the judicial hall was handed directly to the Xie family.
Xie Nian was eating at that moment, and her mood was immediately ruined.
"Who handed me the deathmatch agreement?" Xie Nian asked impatiently. "Are you tired of living?"
She could never sign a deathmatch agreement.
"Niannian, it's Ying Zijin! That ancient medical genius!" The Xie family head exclaimed with delight. "Not some ancient martial arts practitioner, Niannian, this is a great opportunity!"
Xie Nian frowned: "Ying Zijin? She's just an ancient doctor, how dare she?"
She had considered that someone in the Ling family might be foolish enough to come to the Xie family to seek revenge for Ling Mianxi.
But I never thought of Ying Zijin.
Besides playing with gold and silver needles, what else can Ying Zijin do?
An ancient doctor also learns from ancient martial artists to engage in life-or-death battles.
They're definitely tired of living.
"Very well, this Ying Zijin has something wrong with her brain, giving me a chance to get rid of her." Xie Nian smiled contemptuously, "She's so eager to come to my door, does she really think I'd let her go?"
"Bring me a pen."
Madam Xie hurriedly handed over the pen and said, "Niannian, since she's come to us, just sign it."
Xie Nian has always been very cautious and would never sign an agreement for a life-or-death duel.
After all, the eldest elder of the Xie family was a very skilled diviner, and Xie Nian had been influenced by him since childhood, so he knew that oaths were not something to be made casually.
Otherwise, if the karmic retribution comes back, she and the Xie family will be the ones to suffer.
But how dare an ancient doctor challenge her to a life-or-death duel?
Who gave you the courage?
Xie Nian scoffed and signed his name without hesitation.
The vow is fulfilled!
Xie Nian threw down his pen: "Let's go, we're going to Qiuye Lake now."
Lake Akiha was a place where life-or-death battles took place, and many skeletons are buried at the bottom of the lake.
She wanted Ying Zijing to become one of the countless corpses at the bottom of the lake.
The Xie family head and his wife exchanged a glance and nodded.
"Go and call Feng'er, and the rest of the family." The Xie family head was overjoyed. "Today at Qiuye Lake, Nian Nian is going to kill Ying Zijin. It's a rare show that we must not miss."
He never imagined that Ying Zijing would be so foolish as to offer herself up for them to kill.
This is a tremendous opportunity that we absolutely cannot miss.
**
The news of Ying Zijin's challenge to Xie Nian spread throughout the ancient martial arts world in just one morning.
Before the battle officially started at 2 PM, the viewing platform by Lake Akiha was already packed with people.
In the five or six hundred years of history of the ancient martial arts world, there has never been a life-or-death battle with such a huge disparity in strength.
How can a traditional Chinese medicine doctor compare to the number one genius of the younger generation in the ancient martial arts world?
Many people are discussing it and are quite surprised.
Some people wanted to stop it, but the agreement for a life-or-death duel had already been signed, and no one could change it.
"This Ying Zijin is so young and arrogant," Lin Jinyun shook her head and commented. "A small act of impatience can ruin a great plan. Acting on impulse will prevent you from achieving anything great."
He paused, then turned to Qingjia: "Qingjia, what do you think?"
Lin Qingjia looked thoughtful and slowly said, "No, this is a decision she made after careful consideration."
Lin Jinyun was taken aback: "Why do you say that?"
Lin Qingjia didn't speak, but just looked at the arena in the center of the lake.
Xie Nian had been sitting cross-legged there waiting for an hour.
Although she was getting impatient, the thought of getting rid of Ying Zijing made her patiently wait.
Why did Ying Zijing challenge Xie Nian to a duel? Does she even have the ability to do so?
"Ancient doctors fighting ancient martial artists? Wow, never heard of before."
Many people came to watch the game with the intention of just having fun, and no one was surprised by the outcome.
The result will only be that Ying Zijin will be killed by Xie Nian in one move.
At 2 o'clock sharp, Xie Nian finally lost all patience.
She stood up abruptly, sneering, "Ying Zijin, aren't you coming? You issued the challenge to the death, and I accepted. What, are you scared?!"
Xie Nian spoke with internal energy, causing Qiuye Lake to tremble and ripple.
But suddenly!
"Buzzing—"
A sharp wind blew, and a gale swept across the lake, effectively stabilizing the ripples on its surface.
Xie Nian paused, then looked up.
Not far away, Ying Zijin walked down from the air step by step, as if walking on flat ground.
She stepped lightly onto the lake without any external assistance.
"..."
All sound ceased abruptly in an instant.
Ancient warrior!
No, not a practitioner of ancient martial arts, but a practitioner of both ancient medicine and ancient martial arts!
On the silent Autumn Leaf Lake, amidst Xie Nian's gradually freezing expression, only the girl's icy voice remained.
"Xie Nian, I'm here to kill you."
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(End of this chapter)
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